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Dave MorrisEssays, features, op-eds, executive memos
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Commissionable writing

Evidence-led pieces on pressure, decisions, AI, and modern work.

For editorial planning, newsletters, conference pre-reads, executive communication, and thought-leadership commissions.

Featured commission

Why Good People Make Bad Calls Under Pressure

Explains why capable people and teams make poor decisions under load - not as a character problem, but as a systems problem.

Formats

  • Commissioned essay, 750-1,500 words
  • Opinion piece or guest article
  • Executive-grade memo
  • Newsletter feature / conference pre-read

Angles

  • Why good plans fall apart between the slide deck and the real week
  • What pressure does to decisions: stress, speed, risk, and judgment
  • How AI changes confidence, verification, and accountability
  • Why visibility is not control, and dashboards can become the job
  • Neurodiversity as advantage when environments are designed for signal

Ready headlines

Why Capable People Make Bad Calls Under Pressure The AI Echo Chamber: How Automation Scales Judgment Neurodiversity as Advantage, Not Accommodation Why Visibility Is Not Control The Hidden Cost of Working Together Why Modern Work Feels Harder Than It Should

Descriptor

Dave Morris writes evidence-led pieces on decision quality under pressure, connecting strategy, neuroscience, systems design, and modern work. His writing gives leaders usable language for overload, drift, AI risk, neurodiversity, and performance systems.

Research base

  • 500k+ words of research notes
  • PhD in neurostrategy, final stage
  • Two master's degrees and two bachelor's degrees
  • 15+ years global strategy work
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